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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three: Pages 272 through 328.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what place was the minister forced to accept duties?
(a) Kyoto.
(b) Kyusha.
(c) Uji.
(d) Hase.

2. Why did Kanetada's wife give her daughter up for adoption to MM?
(a) She was not a good mother.
(b) She was becoming ill.
(c) She was too poor to care for the child.
(d) She was considering becoming a nun.

3. After mourning for a year, what did MM and her family purify?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Food.
(c) Candles.
(d) Beddings.

4. What happened to the minister of the left?
(a) Banishment.
(b) Sickness.
(c) Rebellion.
(d) Death.

5. What kept MM from committing suicide after her husband's rebuke about her depression in Book Two?
(a) Her religious duties.
(b) Her son.
(c) Her fears of the after life.
(d) Her pride.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what is Fujiwara dissatisfied amid his wives' struggles to prove to him their worth?

2. Why did Fujiwara feel insulted by MM after his promotion in Tenroku?

3. To what position was Fujiwara promoted during Tenroku?

4. Why was Michitsuna intent on finding his father after the fire?

5. With what holiday did Book Two begin?

(see the answer key)

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